Hat-fastener.



R. H. KLIGKMAN.

HAT PASTENBR.

APPLIoATIoN FILED rma. 191s.

1,087,123, Patented Feb.'17,191n4 WITNESSES: INVENTOH Fig 4 WM y l v Arromvsr RUDOLPH H. KLICKMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAT-FASTENEB.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, RUDOLPH H. KLICK- MAN, a citizen o-f the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for fastening a hatI in place on the wearers head, and its object is to provide a simple and ef- 'ticient device of this kind which, when in use, is invisible so that itI does not mar the appearance of the hat.

The invention also has for its object to provide a hat fastener which can be easily attached and placed in holding position, and which permits the hat to be removed without first detaching the fastener.

These objects are attained by a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is an elevation showing the application of the invention, the hat being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4L is an inverted plan view showing that end of the device which carries the comb.

As shown in the drawing, the device comprises a shank having at one end an attaching device in the form of an ordinary spring-clasp and at the other end a holding device which is a comb, the clasp being employed for securing the device to the hat and the comb being inserted in the wearers hair.

The clasp comprises two pivoted springpressed jaws 5. The comb 6 extends transversely of the shank and is connected thereto by a spring hinge as will be presently described. The shank to which the clasp and comb are connected comprises two sections 8 and 9, respectively, which are telescopically connected so that t-he shank may be lengthened or shortened to properly position the parts carried thereby relative to each other. The clasp is pivotally connected to the shank section 8 by a rivet 10 or other suitable means, the same passing through said section and one of the jaws 5 of the clasp.

The back edge of the comb 6 fits in a channeled plate 11 which is cut away intermediate its ends at the bottom of thcchan- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 3, 1913.

Patented Feb. 17, 1914. Serial No. 745,977.

nel to provide a recess 12. The back edge of the comb is recessed opposite the recess 12 to accommodate a pin 13 around which is bentthe extremity of the shank section 9, said extremity being slotted so that the bend has a recess 14 leaving a space on the pin which is not covered by the bend. Around the pin, within this space, is coiled a light spring l5, one end of which bears against the inner surface of the plate 11 and the other end againstl the inner face of the bentover extremity of the shank section 9. This spring serves to swing the' comb inward toward the shank section 9 with the teeth pointing in the direction of the clasp carried by the shank section 8. The pin 13 is longer than the recess 12 so that it cannot slip therethrough.

The shank section 8 has its longitudinal edges folded over to form overhanging iianges 16 under which the shank section 9 is slidably mounted, and which flanges thus serve to retain the section 9 in place on the section 8 and to guide the same. The eX- tremities of the Hanges are spaced apart forming a longitudinal slot 17 which latter is closed at the outer end of the section 8 by tongues 18 extending from the flanges across the slot, these tongues being slightly raised, for a purpose to be presently made clear. The inner end of the shank section 9 has an abutment 19 which is adapted to engage the abutment formed by the tongues 18.

The shank section 9 is slitted lengthwise intermediate its ends to produce a spring tongue 2O formed with a lug or abutment 21, which latter can pass under the tongues 18 only when the spring tongue 20 is pressed down, said tongue 18 being raised as hereinbefore stated for this purpose, and thus serves as a stop to limit the outward movement of the section 9 relative to the section S. The abutment 19, however, cannot pass the tongues 18 and thus serves as a stop to prevent the shank sections from becoming disconnected.

Fig. 1 shows the application of the device when applied to a Derby or other hat having a sweat band. The clip is turned about it is then slipped over the sweat band from the top edge thereof. The shank section 9 is now drawn outward to its full extent or nearly so, and the hat is put on. The device should be positioned on one side of the hat, and it projects slightly from the bottom the rivet 10 so that it points downward and thereof. After the hat is put on, the comb 6, which is slightly projecting from the hat, is pushed up so that the teeth Will enter the hair. When the shank section 9 is near the limit of its inward movement, the lug 2l snaps behind the tongues 18 and thus retains the grip of the comb on the hair.

Both sides of the hat may be provided with the holding device, Which will render the blowing oil of the hat practically impos sible as the combs will dig deeper into the hair if the hat starts to move. When the device is not to be used, the shank sections may be telescoped and the device can then remain in the hat attached to the sweat band, and out of sight.

The hat can be removed Without the comb pulling on the hair by pressing the tongue 20 down to retract the lug 21, and then pulling the section 9 outward to disengage the comb. lf the hat is to be quickly removed, it can be done Without danger of injury to the scalp or a pull on the hair as the comb Will turn back in View of its pivotal connection with the shank section 9.

I claim:

A hat fastener comprising a shank which is in sections, one of which sections has overhanging flanges under which the other section is slidable, said fianges having their opposite edges spaced apart and said edges at the outer end of the section having a stop, an abutment on the other section in the path of the stop, said abutment Working between the spaced edges of the flanges, a spring tongue on the last-mentioned section, said tongue being provided With an abutment working between the spaced edges of the flanges and clearing the stop when the spring tongue is depressed, attaching means carried by one of the shank sections, and holding means carried by the other shank section,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RUDOLPH H. KLCKMAN.

litnesses S. J'. LEHRER, H; G. BATCHELOR.

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Washington, D. C. 

